Irenaeus

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65 Chapter Five Irenaeus and Hebrews D. Jeffrey Bingham I n the sixth century, Stephanus Gobarus stated that Irenaeus (along wit ...

66 Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy made use of the Epistle to the Hebrews in writing his pastoral letter to the Church of Cori ...

Bingham—Irenaeus and Hebrews 67 softens the strong rejection of the Levitical priesthood and cult present in Hebrews while Herma ...

68 Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy echo Hebrews (Heb. 1:3; 3:5; 4:4-10; 6:1; 10:1; 10:26ff; 11:5; 11:5-6; 11:13/Haer. II.30.9; ...

Bingham—Irenaeus and Hebrews 69 because of an attraction the “prophetic” contents of Hebrews held for the Montanists or other pr ...

70 Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy [ex sua potestiale]” made, arranged, and finished all things.^44 Of this same biblical text ...

Bingham—Irenaeus and Hebrews 71 have only been used “definitely and absolutely” by the Father for the Son, the Spirit, or for bo ...

72 Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy also be that when he characterizes Moses as the “faithful servant and a prophet of God” (II ...

Bingham—Irenaeus and Hebrews 73 come,” for the Word of God had predestined that the first human, of animal nature, would be save ...

74 Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy grace, and one who thereby uniquely joins him in the recovery of the lost. De Mar- gerie go ...

Bingham—Irenaeus and Hebrews 75 Because of the sin of the Corinthians, they did not have the Spirit; they were not spiritual. So ...

76 Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy follow he describes as “observances” that “had been given as a type of future things” (“thi ...

Bingham—Irenaeus and Hebrews 77 all solidify his position in his mind. They place a limit on the manner in which the typology ta ...

78 Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy Son of God,” he employs a unique term to describe the church’s evangelists who endure in th ...

Bingham—Irenaeus and Hebrews 79 Allusions, rather than indicating the incidental function of scripture, indicate its normative p ...

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81 Chapter Six Irenaeus’s Contribution to Early Christian Interpretation of the Song of Songs Karl Shuve T he title of this chap ...

82 Irenaeus: Life, Scripture, Legacy on the subject of Origen and sex requires little nuance or deftness of touch. What else, ot ...

Shuve—Irenaeus’s Contribution to Early Christian Interpretation of the Song of Songs 83 the living Church is the body of Christ ...